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UIN 129082

Medical Examinations: Females

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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14 December 2020

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24 December 2020 · Answer

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24 December 2020

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ban virginity testing in the UK.

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  1. 14 December 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ban virginity testing in the UK.

    Source: Commons

  2. 24 December 2020

    Answer

    We are committed to safeguarding vulnerable women and girls. The World Health Organization (WHO) is clear that virginity testing is a violation of the victim’s human rights and can have an adverse impact on their physical, psychological and social wellbei...

    Source: Written answer

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